Peanut allergy warning over dips and sandwiches
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising people with a peanut allergy to avoid consuming foods that may contain mustard,…
Twin study of fussy eaters reveals new clues
Parents are not to blame for "fussy eating", researchers say, as a large study suggests fussy eating tendencies are mostly…
‘Meeting a real-life cyborg was gobsmacking’
First Born FilmsFor the past 20 years, self-declared "cyborg artist" Neil Harbisson has provoked debate with his "eyeborg" - a…
The cancers with longest treatment waits revealed
Getty ImagesThere is an unacceptable variation in waits for treatment of different cancers in England, an exclusive analysis for BBC…
Surgeon ‘became robotic’ to treat sheer volume of wounded Lebanese
ReutersA Lebanese surgeon has described how the sheer volume of severe wounds from two days of exploding device attacks forced…
Eyesight fears as hospital delays hit record high
BBCA woman who relies on regular injections to preserve her sight said she worries each night she will wake up…
Genetic ghosts suggest Covid’s market origins
Getty ImagesA team of scientists say it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the Covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at…
High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told
There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the…
Many pharmacists to vote on cuts to opening hours
Getty ImagesMany pharmacies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could cut their opening hours in protest over government funding, if…
Harm at risk of being normalised in maternity care, regulator says
Getty ImagesMany of the maternity failings at scandal-hit hospitals are being seen elsewhere, England’s NHS regulator says.